Tag Archives: Cardington Hangars

Cardington airship hangar and land sold for £10.5m

Posted on January 9, 2019 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: BBC News – bbc.com A former home of the UK’s airship industry has been sold for £10.5m. Hangar 1, a Grade II-listed building at Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire, once housed the world’s longest aircraft Airlander 10.

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Lock Failure Caused Airlander Collapse at Bedfordshire Base

Posted on July 14, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: BBC News – bbc.co.uk The world’s longest aircraft detached from its moorings and collapsed after a locking mechanism was not inserted correctly, a report has said.

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Airlander 10: World’s Longest Aircraft Moves to New Base

Posted on June 14, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: BBC News – bbc.com The world’s longest aircraft, which collapsed at its base last year, has been moved by lorry to a new home.

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Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited News Release: Airlander Moves to New Home

Posted on June 14, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hybrid Air vehicles Ltd – hybridairvehicles.com At the start of this week, we began the process of relocating from Hangar 2 at Cardington to our new production facility, also in the Bedford area.

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Hybrid Air Vehicles Issues Updated Report on Nov. 17 2017 Incident

Posted on November 30, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hybrid Air Vehicles – hybridairvehicles.com Airlander Statement – 27 November 2017 Our incident with the pre-production Airlander aircraft on Saturday 18 Nov has resulted in substantial damage.

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